Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Scouting Report: Culver City Centaurs

The Sharks face the Culver City High Centaurs today in the third game of the Royal Invitational Tournament. Game time is 3:00 p.m. at Malibu High.

The Centaurs posted a 21-11 record last season and went to the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division IV playoffs where they lost to El Segundo.

Senior pitcher-first baseman MacArrin Tucker leads Culver City this season. Tucker hit .425 for the Centaurs last year with 16 RBIs. On the mound, Tucker compiled a 4-1 record with a 3.62 ERA.

Aside from Tucker, Culver City returns only four players who saw action in as many as 20 of the team's 32 games last year.

Culver City enters today's game with a 1-1 record. After posting an 8-7 win over Mary Star of the Sea last Friday, the Centaurs gave up two runs in the bottom of the seventh on Saturday to fall to Birmingham by the score of 5-4.

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